Washboard



L. 0. BROWN.

WASHBOARD.

Patented Aug. 31,1897

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UNITED STATES ATENT ()rr cn.

LEWIS 0. BROWN, or TOLEDO, o1-11o.

WASHBOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,070, dated August31, 1897. r

Application filed February 11, 1397. Serial No. 622,890. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern; I Be it known thatl, LEWIS 0. BROWN, acit-izen of the United States, residing at Toledo,

. in the county'of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new,useful, and valuable Improvement in Washb0ards,of which the fol-1 boardto be light and the parts being so put together and braced as to renderthe board perfectly rigid. r

The further object of the invention is to provide a washboard which willnot rust or rot, and which is simple in construction and having itsparts firmly locked together.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side plan View of a sectionof the front of the board. Fig. 2 is a side plan View of a section ofthe back of theboard. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the boardcut on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig.4 is a horizontal sectional View ofFig. 1 cut on the line 44. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of thebracingplate used in the back of the board. Fig. 6 is a top View of anupper corner of the washboard under theline 6 6 of Fig. 2. 1

The uprights 1 1 are made of sheet metal. The forward edges of saiduprights are pro; vided with a curl 2 and the rear edges of saiduprights are provided with a-right-angled flange 3, said flangehaving'at its extreme end the fold 4 bent back upon itself, therebystrengthening the flange. The curl 2 and the flange 3 extend the entirelength of the uprights 1 1. The uprights I 1 converge from the toptoward the bottom and at their lower ends are provided with theferrules5 5, said ferrules being of anydesired shape. A sheet of metal 6forms the head-piece and part of the soap-rest for the washboard. Theforward edge of the sheet 6 is provided with the curl 7, said curl, atits inner side, bearing against the curls 2 of the uprights 1. The sheet6 is provided with the perpendicular section 8. The perpendicular edgesof said section are provided with the inwardly-extending flanges 9, saidflanges being located between the flange 3 and the fold 4 of theuprights 1. Thus the ends of the section 8 are secured to the uprights.The upper ends of the uprights 11 are provided with the flanges 10. Saidflanges are bent up over the upper sides of the plate 6 and are solderedin position, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6. The lower edge of the section 8is provided with the curl 11, and-thus the lower edge of said section isstiffened.

The rubbing-surface 12 is provided on its back with a brace-plate 13,said plate having at suitable intervals theridges 14 14 struck therein,said ridges extending'all the way across the back of the board. Theperpendicular edges 15 of the plate 13 are bent at right angles, and thesaid edges are secured by means of the rivets. 16'to the uprights 1. Atthe ends of the ridges 14 the edges 15 are provided with incisions, andthe ends thus made in the edges 15 are overlapped, as at 17 in Fig. 2.

The rubbing-surface 12 is clenched at itsupper edge by the flange 18 tothe plate 13, and at its lower edge the said surface 12 is clenched bythe flange 19 to the plate 13. If necessary, solder may be used at thesejoints to close the same to prevent any possibility of water lodgingbetween the rubbing-surface 12 and the plate 13.

The perpendicular edges 20 of the rubbing surface 12 are'bent at anangle to the body of the plate, as shown in Fig. 4, and said edges areadapted to engage the curls 2 of the uprights 1.

In assembling the parts the uprights 1 lare constructed, and therubbing-surface 12 is secured to the brace-plate 13. The said parts 12and 13 are then slipped perpendicularly in place, and the rivets 16 16are put through the flanges 15 and the uprights 1.

The brace'plate 13 is provided at its lower corners with the protrusions21. (See Figs.

1 and 2.) Said protrusions are adapted to pass through registeringperforations in the uprights 1 1, and the said protrusions are thensecured by any suitable means. The section 8 of the plate 6 and theflange-l8 form a soap-rest for thewashboard. There is a space 22 betweenthe lower edge of the section 8 and the flange 18. -Through this spacethe water frointhe soap is adapted to drain.

It will be seen that when the parts are assembled that the extreme edgesof the flanges come in contact with the folds I 4; and that the edges 20are in contact with the inner ends of the curls 2 2. Thus the parts arefirmlybrought in contact with each other and brace each other.

The rubbing-surface 19 is preferably made of zinc, while all the otherparts of the board are made of galvanized metal. Thus the board will notrust or rot and will in no way injure the clothes.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. I11 a \vashboard consisting of suitable uprights, a rubbing-surfacesupported thereby, a bracing-plate located at the back of therubbingsurface, said bracing-plate having atits perpendicular edgesflanges, said flanges being secured to the uprights 2. A washboardconsisting of sheet-metal uprights, said uprights having at theirforward edges curls and at their rear edges flanges, a rubbing-surfacehaving at its perpendicular edges flanges adapted to engage the curls ofthe uprights, a bracing-plate loeatcd behind the rubbing-surface, saidbracing-plate having flanges adapted to engage the rear flanges of theuprights, the flanges of the bracing-plate being secured to theuprights.

3. A \vashboard consisting of sheet metallic uprights, a rubbing-surfacesupported thereby, said uprights having at their rear edges flanges,folds located at the ends of the flanges, a sheet metallic head-piecehaving at its perpendicular edges flanges passing under the folds of theflanges of the uprights, the head-piece having at its forward edge acurl, said curl coming in contact with the forward edges of theuprights.

4:. A washboard consisting of sheet metallie uprights, said uprightshaving at their forward edges curls, said uprights supporting a suitablerubbing-surface, a sheet metallic head-piece secured at the upper endsof the uprights, the forward edge of the head-piece being curled, saidcurl coming in contact with the curls of the uprights.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS O. BROlVN.

Witnesses LIZZIE Snoop, II. R. MENSING.

